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They only have the authority to try and prosecute individual people and not organizations, political parties or governments (ex. they cannot try "[[Serbia]]").  They can take over national investigations and proceedings if it is in the interest of international justice.<ref>https://www.un.org/icty/glance/keyfig-e.htm</ref>

They only have the authority to try and prosecute individual people and not organizations, political parties or governments (ex. they cannot try "[[Serbia]]").  They can take over national investigations and proceedings if it is in the interest of international justice.<ref>https://www.un.org/icty/glance/keyfig-e.htm</ref>

== Accomplishments ==

== Activities ==

The following is a list of accomplishments taken from the ICTY's official website [https://www.un.org/icty/glance-e/index.htm]:

The following is a list of "accomplishments" taken from the ICTY's official website [https://www.un.org/icty/glance-e/index.htm]:

*Spearheading the shift from impunity to accountability

*Spearheading the shift from impunity to accountability

*It has made numerous contributions to procedural law issues, some of which are in the areas of protective measures for witnesses, the confidentiality and disclosure of information relevant for the national security of States, guilty pleas of accused, and duress as a defense   

*It has made numerous contributions to procedural law issues, some of which are in the areas of protective measures for witnesses, the confidentiality and disclosure of information relevant for the national security of States, guilty pleas of accused, and duress as a defense   

*It was the first tribunal established under Chapter VII of the UN Charter as a measure to maintain international peace and security  

*It was the first tribunal established under Chapter VII of the [[UN Charter]] as a measure to maintain international peace and security  

*It was the first truly international war crimes tribunal  

*It was the first truly international war crimes tribunal  

*It has established a unique legal aid system, and groomed a group of defense attorneys highly qualified to represent accused in war crimes proceedings  

*It has established a unique legal aid system, and groomed a group of defense attorneys highly qualified to represent accused in war crimes proceedings  

*The Tribunal has created a Judicial Database of all its jurisprudence, soon to be available on the internet, providing access to a vast amount of decisions and orders in and international procedural and criminal law  

*The Tribunal has created a Judicial Database of all its jurisprudence, soon to be available on the internet, providing access to a vast amount of decisions and orders in and international procedural and criminal law

== Criticisms==

== Criticisms==